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IT MUST bo conceded that the investi
gating committee drew the lyin' pretty
Btronfj.
TUB overhead wire companies sprung
their mine before tholr friends could
escape the shower of mud.
KANSAS CITY , as usual , is ten years
behind Onmha. It 1ms just secured o
great union depot on paper.
B main question is : Did the coun
cil "see" the subway people , or the sub
way people "ace" the council ?
THE street sweepers have been laid
UP for two weeks for repairs. An oxtrt
Iraul on the treasury is required t (
grease tlio shafting.
THE undertakers should advance the
date of the convention at Lincoln. Sev
eral deceased jobs around there domani
immediate attention.
TJIK death of the legislature did no
cause a visible ptuig of regret outside
of the lobby , but a hugo sigh of rclio
escaped from the taxpayers.
CADET TAYLOK failed.to connect will
the state board of transportation. Thii
.is due to the merciful disposition of tin
board to save the roads from bankruptcy
AD3IIHAT10N for the Denver ban !
robber is lost when one contemplates
the methods used to purge MolTat of hi :
coin. Castor oil has lost nemo of its per
suusivo qualities.
NEUUASKA olIlcosookorB threaten t <
overwhelm the hungry Hoosiers at tlu
capital. The number of prairie waifi
soaking recognition and a salary i
sufficient to fill all the offices in sicht
EVICTING settlers from the Iowa rlvo
lands when the government is holdinj
out prospects for relief smacks of perse
cution. The land companies only prejudice
dice tholr cause by such action.
TIIEHK is no reason why. the counci
should vole a franchise to any subwa ;
sy s to in in order that overhead wirfi
may bo submerged. The time for is&n
Ing free franchises in Omaha is past.
condition of the IJlovonth strcc
viaduct donmnds the immediate nttoi
tlon of the authorities. The structuc
is a monaco to life , and prompt men :
uros should bo taken to avert a calau
ity.
ity.A
A coiuiKsroxDUNT asks whether
council of u village in Nebraska can sig
an application for a liquor license. Th
town board can grant u license in
county where the sale of liquor IB IK
prohibited.
AMONG the commendable nets of tb
.legislature was the maintenance <
fairly good order during the closin
hours. The drunken orgies which di
graced previous legislatures was m
tlcoably absont.
Tnit Unltod States sonata is carofull
'watching ' tlio progress of the pro ;
repression bill in Germany. A slinili
law in this country would relieve tli
members of much physical pain an
mental torture.
THE purchase of the Pacific hot
plant by the Union Faolflo is an ev
deuce of the retrenchment inaugurate
in nil department. The buck numbi
pics cuti bo pressed Into eorvlco as ci
wtoools when the flnanccs run low.
NOT the least Important of the mea
uros which have become law , is the bi
reducing the number of justices of tl
peace In metropolitan cities to six. Th
statute applies directly to Omaha ui
will go far in corraetlng the abuses <
jug-handle justice.
SPEAKING of the Omaha postofTli
fight and the methods employ eel too ( Tea
a ealo of the Folsom property , the Si
Francisco Chronicle says : "Tho case
the Omaha poatofllco site boars a atrl
ing resemblance to that of this city , o
copt thnt the beneficiary by the aale
pur local alto la not a near relative
Cleveland. Probably the Unowled (
tlmt tUi | little job at Omaha would 1
knocked out added to the regrets th
the elvil-Bor.vico-reform president fo
over retirement from the white house
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Nobrasku legislature made a rec
ord conspicuous for two reasons : The
number Of good local and general laws
added to Iho statute hooka , nnd the al
most entire absence of vicious legisla
tion. From the beginning * to the COM >
the legislature was harassed by n com
bination of boodlors determined to do
ns Httlo ns possible , except for n price.
Half the members become active claim
agents , and struggled to press their per
sonal schemes to the front at the expense -
ponso of general legislation , while the
other half were kept busy fighting the
cormorants. The latter lrlumplitdnnd
the taxpayers hnvo good reason to con
gratulate themselves on the signal do-
font , of scandalous claims' and exorbi
tant appropriations.
Like all preceding legislatures , the
Twenty-first was besot by a horde of
hungry lobbyists and desperate trick
sters. They were actively jvssistcd by
the chairmen of Important committees ,
nnd tholr schemes of plunder were
given n prominence which threatened
lor a. time to make them successful.
With the active aid of the combine on
the floor of the house , general legis
lation was delayed as a moans ol coerc
ing honest members into supporting
wholesale raids on the t'-casury. The
infamy of this conspiracy forced a union
of the opposition , which pulled the
pillars from under the rotten structures.
State officers and managers of the vari
ous state institutions plunged into the
lobby and joined in the carnival of
corruption. Enormous sums were nskod
for additions and expenses , nnd inflated
snlnrics and increased help were de
manded on nil sides. They bocnnjo a
public scaudal and threatened the state
with bankruptcy. But the arrogance of
the combine , coupled with shameless at
tempts nt biibory , proved fatal to their
schemes. The defeat of Butler's in
famous claim , followed sharply by the
rout of Stout , Konnard , Hathaway ,
Babcock and ] the saline hind syndicate ,
deprived them of shoals of plunder and
crushed their ambition. This splendid
work was capped nt the close by the sen-
nto combination , which still further
cut down extravagant appropriations
and destroyed the last hope of the bood
lors.
lors.Tho
The demands of the producers for re
lief from railroad exactions were totally
ignored. It was impossible to secure
even respectful consideration in the
senate , It was the graveyard of every
measure affecting the corporations.
The absurd claim that regulation would
retard railroad building and delay the
development of the western section ol
the state was successfully worked by the
lawyers and po litical farmers , and r
majority of the senate united in defeat
ing every bill which directly or remotely -
motoly touched their interests.
Taken as a whole the record of the
legislature is above the average. The
people have reason to bo thankful thnl
it was not worse. From submission al
the outset to the robbers' raid at the
closo"the efforts of organized schemers
and conspirators were directed at the
welfare of the stato. The first evil suc
ceeded , the last failed. The treasury
is safe , and the burdens of the taxpay
ers have not been increased.
1 PLEA FOR SALARIES.
An article will appear in the Apri'
number ol the Ifortli' American Itevici
from the pen of Senator Chace advo
eating an increase of the salaries o
members of congress and other fedora
otllcials. From extracts published Mr
Chaec proves that there Is a great doa
to bo said on his side of the question
It will bo remembered that ho rosignot
his seat in the senate for the principa
reason that the compensation was in
suflioiont to enable him to live in Wash
ing ton as ho thinks a senator shouli
live , and in addition to moot the extra
ordinary social a'bmnnds upon him. Hi
is a man of wealth , felt ho did not can
to longer draw upon his private re
sources , particularly when in order t <
properly perform his public duties hi
was compelled to neglect his persona
affairs. Therefore ho decided to rotin
from a position in which ho had made i
creditable record.
Mr. Chaco argues that the country i
rich and prosperous , and that th
people are not only willing to see
but that thov take pride in seeing
the men who represent them enabled
ablod to live in a manner befitting th
important position which .they occup ;
before the world. Ho presents a listc
salaries paid to numerous ollicials of tin
government from president to distriu
judges , all of which are in excess of th
compensation of congressmen , and h
insists that thereis injustice in thi
when the extent of the labor , the chat
ucter of the services , and the dignity c
the congressional olllco are considered
Ho assorts that congressmen are aul
jpctod to a severer demand upon thoi
energies than any other class of publi
olllcialH. "It is within reasonable bound
to say that most congressmen spon
fourteen out of twenty-four hours i
active mental occupation , oftentimes c
the most exacting character. " You
after your , says Mr. Chaco , and over
year , wo see men in cither house , (
strong physique and tough menu
fibre , break down from excessive ovoi
work.
It is of course not a sufllciont auswc
to arguments in favor of paying cor
grossmon a just compensation to su
there is always an abundant supply (
capable men willing to go to coiigrc :
at the present salary , as has boon show
In the case of the vacancy mud
by the resignation of Mr. Chace. RhoJ
Island will have no dilllculty in flndin
iv man who will repeat his experience t
the national capital. But the fact tlu
this Is tire case * with over
probability of always bo ing BI
does have a , very great ii
lluonco with the masses of the people I
whom an annual salary of five thousan
dollars soeins a very generous euu
With Buoh , comparisons of salaries pal
by private corporations will have voi
little weight , because the general popi
Inr judgment is that such salaries , as i
the case of railroad olllcluls , for oxnu
plo , are far too largo. Besides , thcf
are ( n most cases regulated by clroun
stances which do not fairly allow i
tholr being brought into comparisoi
From what Mr. Cliauo says of the sent
mont existing among cosicrcssmou th
question Is likely to bo vigorously
ngltatod ! n the next congress , wlthsomo
probability' that the members of tho.
succeeding congrosa will got an Increase-
of salary. Perhaps the best plan would
bo to reduce the membership of the
house to such an extent that a reason
able addition to the compensation would
not materially increase the cost of con
gress to the country. There are many
who think that the house would bo im
proved by having Us membership re
duced.
AN EXTRA SESSION.
The special session of the senate is
expected to adjourn next week. Re
garding an extra session of congress ,
the impression Is general that one will
not bo called , or at any ralo not sooner
than October , The territorial question
having been disposed of by the last con
gress , the only thing remaining to fur
nish a reason for-an extra session was
the surplus probiism. It is the opinion
of Senator Allison , and doubtless of oth
ers who will have Influence with the
administration , that the situation with
respect to the surplus will give no occa
sion for an extra session. Tlio appro
priations for the next fiscal year , bo-
ginnlnfr.July 1 , are largo , and if these
are expended , says Senator Allison , as
it is reasonable to suppose that most of
them will be , the apprehended surplus
will bo much diminished. Stating the
oxccss of revenues over expenditures
for the current fiscal year at twenty
million dollars ) and the excess for the
next fiscal year at forty-five million
dollars , of which nearly one-half the
latter sum will bo accumulated by Janu
ary 1 , 1800 , Senator Allison says the
problem for the secretary of the treas
ury to solve , in case congress should not
bo called In extra session , will bo how
ho can dispose of twenty-three mil
lion dollars in excess. In the opinion
of Mr. Allison it will not bo a difficult
thing to purchase bonds covering this
entire surplus , while as to the existing
surplus , which has been accumulating
for some years , it would not bo affected
by legislation now or at any future time ,
as any readjustment of taxation must
lake place with reference to current
revenues and current expenditures ,
without considering those accumula
tions.
Senator Allison observes that an extra
session of congress in the beginning of
a now administration is not desirable
in the publio interest , unless great
necessity for it appear , and ho does not
find s ch necosslty in the present situa
tion of affairs. Ho suggests that if con
gress wore convened about the middle
or last of October it could remain in
continuous session and take up seriously
nnd earnestly the whole question of the
reduction of taxation. An extra session
in October would give time for the or
ganization of tno house and the com
mittees of the house , and thus put in
course ot early preparation these reve
nue measures which could bo con
sidered nnd completed , under these
conditions , by April of next year. Ho
regards it as doubtful whether mij
progress could bo made by calling
an extra session during the present
spring nnd taking the risk of a long
session during the summer without any
practical result. Doubtless Senator
Allison reflects the general sentiment
in this matter of the republicans in
both branches of congress , and very
likely that of the president and secre
tary of the treasury also. With regard
to miblic opinion , it can always bo safe
ly counted upon not to favor an extra
session of congress unless there is a
most urgent reason for it. Under ex
isting conditions doubtless all interests
will bo.bost subserved if the adminis
tration shall adopt Senator Allison's
view.
THE subway investigation instituted
by the city council developed the oppo
sition of Iho overhead wire company tc
any movement tending to abate a nuis-
anco. They insist that no subway sys
torn has yet been perfected , and that all
conduits in use are in an experimental
stage. It is not material to the people
of Omaha which system has been the
most successful. It is sufficient to know
that in all largo cities the wires have
been placed under ground and success
fully operated. In the business contoi
of Chicago there Is not a wire to bo seer
and the forests of poles have disap
pearcd from the streets. A'similai
change for the bettor cannot bo long delayed
layod in Omaha , but the nuthoritioi
must guard the interests of the citj
and prevent a monopoly by refusing
an exclusive franchise to any company
Oivo every system a chance to demon
strata its advantages , under propo :
restrictions , and give the wire companies
panios the right to choose the best.
THE advance of rates for the shipment
mont of grain from Chicago to the sea
board by the eastern railroads a fov
weeks ago has evidently not had tlu
effect which railroad magnates antici
pated. Tlio opening up of navigation
on the great lakes took place much car
lior this season , and in consequence the
hulk of the carrying trade is going by
the water routo. There is therefore
hurrying and skurrying in railroad olr
clcs to squeeze down the existing
freight schedule to a margin as low a <
the lake rates. The water competition
promises to bo unusually active this
year. The tonnage has boon consider
ably Increased and transportation facili
ties have boon improved. Last ycai
over one hundred thousand tons o
freight were moved by water , and the
railroads road with alarm the prospect !
which will increase these shipment :
fully fifty per cent.
TUB republican senators who coutrl
buf J to the defeat of the nomination o
Murat Hi.Ntoad for minister to Germany
many , oxhihltud a potty contomptlbli
spirit. These worthies imagine tha
they are above public criticism , tha
tholr acts must bo accepted without
murmur , and that the dignity of tin
body must bo preserved by rebukini
these who have vigorously assailoi
their conduct , Ilalstoad la an open ani
honorable too. Ho never skulks in am
bush or strikes from behind. Ho ha
hold up to public gaze the Infamou
methods by which Payne purchased i
scat 5u the United States senate , am
unsparingly denounced the republican
who assisted ) > hlm In retaining it. His
devotion to nrrnclplo and purity in .poli
tics is not rcjllfjjiod by mon whoso chief
qualification for the positions they oc
cupy is tho-millions they possess.
ONE ot the most disgraceful features
of the last h'ouFa of the legislature was
the desperate efforts made by repre
sentatives of tate Institutions to raid
the state treasury for largo appropria
tions. Superintendents ot various
charitable institutions , principals of
schools and other publio servants vied
with oaoh otllbr in being onrly on the
ground , importuning members and en
tering into questionable combines in
order" to secure a larger slice of the
appropriation loaf. Mon of this stamp
who lioglcct the duties to which they
were appointed and for which the
state employs them , in order to lobby
and log-roll their pot schemes through
the legislature are unfit for the posi
tions they hold.
GOVERNOU TllAYKH vetoed bill 185 ,
which originated in the house , to
amend section 20 of chapter 7 of the
compiled statutes of Nebraska ot 1837 ,
relating to assistant county attorneys.
The bill provided for the appointment
of such assistant attorneys and required
them to glvo bonds , but declared that
they should receive no compensation
romlho county "except in counties
th fifty thousand and upwards of In-
inbitants. " The governor gave as a
oason for withholding his signature
that ' 'tho state has no right to ask for
the service of nny one without paying a
reasonable compensation. "
THE anxiety of the telegraph com
panies to bolster Shillinglaw shows that
they were deeper in the subway mi re
than they nro willing to admit. If they
were disinterested parties to the inves
tigation , why was it necessary to scour
ihicago for certificates of character ?
Why were telegraph franks distributed
so lavishly among counciluion ? The
evident intention was to perpetuate the
overhead wire nuisance.
As WAS predicted by THE BEE early
in the session the railroads had little to
fear from the legislature. Measures
which contemplated the regulation of
rates and taxation of railroad property
in cities for municipal purposes were
defeated. This is one of the dark spots
which cloud the record of the session
just closed.
GoVEHNOii TUAYER is determined to
tolerate no lawlessness in Koya Paha
county. Well-meaning but impetuous
mon should not take the law into their
own hands. If there are horse thieves
and dangorous'oharactori.in the county ,
the proper authorities of the county and
state should first bo called upon to deal
with thorn. , ' " !
THE fight against prohibition in
Massachusetts is growing exceedingly
warm. The religious nress lias taken
a bold stand again'st a law which breeds
hypocrites an4 , cultivates ppios. The
Christian Union joins the Congregationalist -
ist in opposing constitutional prohibi
tion , and advises its Massachusetts
readers to
THE bill passed by the legislature
assessing fire insurance companies two
per cent of their premiums in cities for
the support of fire departments was a
timely measure. The companies re
ceive the protection and they should
boar their share of the burden for the
maintenance of efficient fire depart
ments.
THE people of Nebraska have cause
for rejoicing that the disreputable
claims and boodle element in the legis
lature were routed foot and horse.
The farmers fought nobly in the pro
tection of their constituents , and they
should have all the credit for the vic
tory. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IN ANSWER to inquiries wo would
state that claims to lands in Oklahoma
can bo filed on nnd after April 22 , the
date fixed by proclamation of the president
dent for opening Oklahoma to settle
ment. No ono will bo allowed'to take
up a claim there before that date.
Atlanta Constitution.
Boulutiaer is carrying thu Napoleonic par
allel to a dangerous point. He has fainted
but whether at the smell of paint or powdci
is not known.
A Boom In Cotton.
Iltiujliamtoncjmbtfcim. .
The cotton market is suid to bo strength
ening on the announcement that plump glrh
are again to bo the fashion ,
Qualified to Ita n Senator.
n'atMnulon Critic.
Wnon a hen gees Into oggscoutlvo cession
sha keeps It vary still until the business u
transacted , nnd then she glvos it all away ,
The hen should bo a United States senator
No JtomnnnfB In Stock.
Kew Torlt H'or/J. /
The first postmaster appointed la Mary
land by the new administration turned out Ube
bo a democrat. He has boon hurled bud
pito the soup. Mr. Wauamakor has no use
for remnants now. ' , '
A. 1'oaorifiil 10 tire pen u Outlook ,
t'MladelpMa Itccoril.
Thoczar can borroixflionoy now at 1 poi
cent with which to retire 5 per cent bonds
This- , too , affords a 'godd sign that monoj
ondcrs fool reasonably5 Well assured of th (
continued pcaco of r rppu.
Mr. Kcoly , You Weary Us.
Mr. Keoly , of Philadelphia , announces
that ho has now the missing mechanic llnl
which Is to make thaj ' 'vibratory rosouatoi
and ethereal generative evaporator" a sue
cess. ThU statement bis a
chestnut. Kcoly Is tfrasouio.
Mrs. Brown'al&tatGincnr ' ,
Yoiut , Neb , , March 26. To the Editor ol
THE DIKJ The article regarding mo pub
llsliod March 1M is wholly false. Miss Rrowr
wilfully made a false statement to Injun
mo. It is well known In Albion , us hero , thai
aothlnfr of the kind over occurred. 1 buvi
taught school in York county for two yean
successively. Ir. lirown had two wives
they wore divorced from him , not ho frou
them. Please allow me space for this It
your paper in Justice to wo. Kospectfull )
Yours , Jtliis. MIIIENE UiiowK ,
Terre Haute Express : Mrs. Wai worthy
I declare , Henry , your eternal talk , talk ,
talk of how eooa a cook your mother used tc
bo will drlvo mo wlldBomodayl My mosi
fervent wish is that httlo Johnny will
nuver worry hU wife that way when be
grown up aud baa a homo. Mr. Wuhvprtliy
Tlicro'fl no danger of that.
AN OM.UIAN APnOAD ,
IIo Writes to Frlcmls nn Interesting
Account or Ills Travels.
The following readable letter , received by
n number of gentlemen of the city , will
bo appreciated by Omnhtx renders :
PALACE HOTKL , SAX FUASCISCO , March 14 ,
L S89. Dear Friend : I have only ono npology
to make , and thnt Is for sending you a type
written letter. I have made four Ineffectual
attempts to fulfil my promise to wrlto you
full particulars individually , nnd huvo at lust
concluded to send you a detailed statement of
iny trip collectively.
Wo went direct from Omaha to Denver
nnd staid there for three days. Denver Is
undergoing quite a boom , Property near
the business center sold as high as f 1,000 a
front foot. Outsldo property , eight miles
from the business center , was selling for
? 300 nnd MOO n lot , twenty-five feet front.w
I met Governor Cooper , of Colorado , and
had quite a chat with him. Ho eald that
while ho would concede to Kansas City the
attributes of a city , ho would not rank
Ouiaha as being better than a town. Ho
stated that the boasted packing Interests of
Onmha were nothing compared to the dnlly
shipments of ores from Denver. IIo showed
me the statistics of one day's ' shipment , but
on further Investigation I found thnt ship
ments nro made every four days , and when I
called his attention to this fnct ho laughed
and admitted that ho was stretching things
n little. Armour & Co. are selling meats In
Denver.
Wo next went to Pueblo , Colo. This place
Is spread all over the sand hills , and Is under
going a boom similar to Denver. Wo passed
from hero direct to Salt Lake City , over the
Denver & Uio Grande railroad.
At n town called Peterson , about flfty
miles beyond Pueblo , oil has recently been
discovered , nhd the entire valley was ono
mass of scnlToldlng and drilling pnruphor-
nulla and oil tunks , and of course the entire
country Is very much excited.
Arrived nt. Salt Lake City wo mot an
ncqunintauco'of ours who had platted nn nil-
dltion to the city , nnd of course wo ob
tained very easily a free rldo all over. Ho
showed us'propcrty about six miles from the
business center which ho was trying to dis
pose of nt $50 per front foot. Business
property in Salt Lulto City Is valued nt&,5UO !
per front foot , although Salt Lake has only
a population of about 1)0,000 ) inhabitants. The
Mormons seem to bo concentrating their ef
forts towards holding absolute control ot
Salt Lake City. They released their grip on
Ogdnn In the recant election , but maintained
the control of municipal affairs nt Salt Lalco
City. They own all street franchises and
privileges , nnd hold all the important offices
at this point. The city has scarcely
any publio Improvements of nny kind not
oven sidewalks. IVo wont through the Mor
mon temple , which Is certainly n monument
of folly In every souse of the word. It Is a
mnsslvcr structure , built of solid granite ,
walla In some places thirteen feet thick.
They have spent up to the present time about
$13,000,000 in its erection and the root has not
yet been placed on the building. Wo visited
the Tabernacle , which is a largo ogg-shapcd
building , capable of seating 10,000 people.
Its acoustic properties nro wonderful. A
person seated nt ono end of the building can
easily hoar a pin drop av the other end.
Wo wont to Ogdun and found business
property there valued as high as $1,500 per
front foot , nnd acreage three miles from the
business center nt Jl,000 per aero. All the
available property In that locality has been
bought up by a syndicate , at the head of
which is Aleck Swan , the defunct cattle
king.
king.Wo
Wo saw a queer character at this peat ! > an
old mormon who for twenty years has worn
no other garment than a loose coffee sack.
Ho wears ashes on his head , and is un
doubtedly trying to clothe himself in sack
cloth and ashes. Ho goes down to tbo river
every morning summer nnd winter to take
a bath. Ho takes an ax along to break the
Ice when occasion requires it.
Reached Sau Francisco a few days after ,
and I took the next train for San Jose. Spent
several da.vs with my relatives and returned
to San Francisco accompanied by my father-
in-law.
Messrs. Albright , my pator famillas-m-lox
and myself then proceeded direct to Lps
Angeles. Hero wo found every evidence of
a shattered boom. Routing is doing there ot
any consequence ; money openly loaned on
real estate at from 12 to 24 per cent on one-
third the valuation. The city is plaited in
every direction for a great many miles.Vo
met Will Ueddlck , Charley Ueddick , Mr.
John I , Hcddick and Mrs. Will Heddiok ; also
qulto a nuinbor of other Omaha people. Hcd
dick & Ueddick is the name of the law firm
In the handsome now Hcdillck block which
has Just been erected.
Wo found hero , as nt every point , a great
tendency to gouge eastern suckers. Wo
hired an open Surrey ; I acted as driver and
we rode all over the city for about an hour
and a half , and found our bill $0. Wo bought
a dozen oranges aud paid $1 for them ; got
shaved aua paid 25 cents npicco. Presume
our loolts gave us away , as natives get much
reduced rates on these items.
Went direct from this point to San Dletro
and stopped at the Coronado hotel , which Is
the popular bathing resort. While this Is a
very beautiful spot and tlio beach Is very
pretty , still no bathing to any extent Is
indulged In hero. They have a species of
ruy fish called the stinir ray , which burrows
in the sand along the beach. It varies In
size from nn ordinary watch crystal to a
wash tub , and has a tail about ono and
a half times as long as.tlio width of his
body. This tail is armed with a barb , and
the bather who steps upon the sand covering
the body of this fish will receive a very
severe wound from the barbed tail , which it
swings with as much dexterity ns au ele
phant would his trunk. The wound Is very
dangerous and can easily prove fatal , so you
may Imagine that bathing at this point Is not
often indulged in , save in deep water.
Wo took a sail fifteen miles out on the
ocean , fished all tlio way back but caught
nothing ; mot a couple of Chinamen with a
boat full of fish , and a Spaniard similarly
supplied , who folio wed , us for some distance ,
trying to persuadous to buy their fish In order -
dor to show our Mauds how lucky wo had
been. Wo saw for the first time ou this trlu ,
a boll buoy and a whistling buoy , also Innu
merable porpoises.
Wo tooic a trip to Tin Junno , a Mexican
frontier town , to see the excitement incident
to the gold discoveries just beyond this point.
Wo found the entire country lllled with bur
ros , wagons , mining equipments and minors ,
all preparing to go to the gold fields , and
having tholr passports examined by Mexican
officials. I mat several Ouiaha people
thus equipped and they begced me
not to give them away to parties back east ,
so I will not nuuin them. Since I loft this
point I have learned that the excitement has
nil died out and that the gold discoveries arc
proving valueless.
We wont direct from hero to Riverside ,
spent several hours with friends and then
curno to San Francisco , where wo now aro.
Wo shall spend a few days here and then go
to Monterey , Santa Cruz , San Josu , and
again to San Francisco , then by ocoau to
Seattle nnd Vancouver's Island , than St. I'uul ,
Chicago and Omaha.
Will write you again at Seattle. One thing
I would like to snv , and that Is that Omaha
is wall worth holding on to. Sim Diego has
been platted for eighteen miles In every
direction , and values there are four and five
times anything Omaha over saw. The same
is true of Los Angeles , Denver , Ogdcn ami
Salt Lake City ; In fact , I believe that Omaha
never did have a boom and that values there
nro really of u very substantial character ,
The only point I have aeon slnco I loft Omahti
where I thought real estate values were ol
a substantial character , has boon In Sun
Francisco. Yours truly.
v W. J. MAIITIW.
Tlio SoiiKBtross of Uogton.
notion Olntto.
I pictured her , the poetess ,
As young and llttlu and slender ;
The sli.v , nwcot charm of spring within
Her dewy eyes so tender.
I pictured her a fragile flower
Who fed but on fair fancies
A creature aery , light as those
Wo road of in romances ,
I3ut when I saw this prodigy
Tills poetCHs of passion
Lo , f ho was rigged In all the rags
And furbelows of fashion !
Her manner rather hlgli thun shy ,
Yet not exactly haughty ,
And , tho' I'll swear iho was not fair ,
Bho was both fat and forty I
And oh , alas ! and worst of all ,
I saw , ai I'm ' a sinner ,
This devotee of Krato
Krtt pork and bouns for dinner.
PREFERENCES WERE BURIED
The Board or Transportation Elects
Ita Secretaries.
NO DEARTH OF CANDIDATES.
Grievous Dlflniipolntmcnt tlio Lot of
Forty-five Woulil-Bo Servants
of the State Capital
City News Notes ,
LINCOLN BunEAU OP THE OMAHA lisa ,
1020 P STIIKRT ,
LINCOLN , March 31.
The state board ot transportation stele a
march on the publio last night and elected a
board of secretaries after a four-hour session.
It Is learned thnt the meeting was quietly
called to avoid nn Invasion of tlio press gang
and the usual crowd of hangers-on , It became -
came apparent that the Individual preference
ot each member of the board would have to
bo dropped on nn election could not bo
reached. There were forty-seven candi
dates. In turn each one received hearty
support. On the fifty-fourth ballot J. I , Gil-
klson , of Withoo ; L. W. Qllehrlst , ot Alli
ance , nndV. . Garden , of Uod Cloud , were
elected. C. H. Holmes , of Beatrice , was
chosen clerk. ,
A Snil Acnldnnt.
tlow , or when , no ono knows , but James
II. Houston met with n sad death last night
a Httlo after 1 o'clock , * His lifeless body was
found In tha Burlington yards , lying across
the t/ack nnd almost severed in twain. A
switchman stumbled over the remains , or
otherwise , they would doubtless have lain
undiscovered until the daylight hours of the
morning. Thu wheels of the cruel railway
Juggernaut passed directly across tlio abdo
men , crushing out lifo ; and death must hnvo
ensued Instantaneously.
Soon nftor the discovery nf the frightful
tragedy the remains were Identified nnd
taiccn to Hcaton's undertaking establish
ment. The victim was n well known bricklayer -
layer of this city , living nt-113 South Seventh
street , was Industrious , but addicted to the
drink habit , nnd it Is thought wandered Into
thoynrdsin nn intoxicated condition nnd
met his death In thu stillness of the nlght-
The coroner was summoned , but Is yet un-
.determined as to the necessity ot an In
quest. No whisper of blnmo as yet
attaches to the road or nny of Its employes.
Houston was nearly or quito forty years
of ago nnd leaves n wife nnd six smalt chil
dren , the oldest but twelve years of ngo.
Ono of his Httlo boys called nt police head
quarters last night at 9 o'clock and inquired
for his father , but no ono there could give
him any Information concerning him or his
whereabouts. Sad Indeed is Houston's
broken homo this morning in its poverty nnd
want. Aid Is invoked by the wlfo nnd help
less children , and In this case it ought not
to bo said of Lincoln , "Alas for the rarity
of Christian charity. "
Senator Tnnenrt's IVoolnjr.
"Lovo at first sight" Is quite rare In this
day and ago , but Cumd's darts occasionally
strike sharply , nnd , as In the moro chivalrlc
days , an Adonis leads to the altar the maid
of his choice , to pledge nnd have pledged ,
ono unto the other , the words that unite
them "until death do us part , " although
acquainted but a feu- short weeks. Mr.
Taggart , of Hastings , met Miss Lulu B.
"Williams , of Massachusetts , who came to
Lincoln last fall to pass the winter with her
sisters , Mrs. T. W. Cresscy nnd Mrs. W. B.
Wolcott , soon after he took his seat in the
general assembly , nud the first arrow hope
lessly caught tha rosv-cbceked senator , and
n courtship commenced that will cud In mar
riage Tuesday , April 10.
A story Is told by ono of his conferes that
Illustrates whether his thoughts wcro
directed when ho first took his seat , Just
south of the chair of the president of the
senate. Married nnd single lifo was the
topic of conversation between the two sen
ators. More in Jest than earnest , Taggart's
comparison sorged upon him the blessedness
of "double lifo , " and told him that ho who
lived a bachelor did not know what true en
joyment and happiness in lifo meant. This
eloquent plea drew upon the confidence of
the gentleman from Adams , and ho said In
a confidential way peculiar to himself , "I believe -
liovo what you say , nnd do you know , I am
very much inclined to follow your
advice. " Subsequent events nnd announce
ments would indicate that the senator was
very much in earnest.
Albeit , tha courtship was carried on under
dlflicultlos. Legislative duties demanded n
curtain portion of his time , nud they could
not bo neglected under penalty of disfavor of
homo constituency. As it was , ho was
blamed fo , % the failure to "secure Uio appro-
pVIatiou to build the wings of the insane
asylum asked for at Hastings. His homo
papers unkindly said thnt the failure was
duo to his absorption in love affairs. But in
spite of all , ho pursued the even tenor of his
way with the hapmcst possible results. The
outs In the other appropriations removed the
foul suspicion that lie had been derelict In
official xvork. The morning before the en
gagement was formally announced Senator
Howe remarked that Taggart Frank , as ho
called him was looking unusually happy ,
and the same observation was made
by others. Rut at the time no ono suspected
the real cause why ho looked so much better
and moro happy than ever.
Hut the nuptial day has been fixed , nnd
preparations nro nctlvo for the event that Is
to blend their happy lives into ono. The do
ings are not wired abroad , but on the con
trary are kept very quiet. The ceremony
will take place m this city nnd will bo fol
lowed by a magnificent reception at the
Windsor. The brido's trosseau will bo a
costly ono. It was purchased In Chicago and
la being made by the most accomplished
artists in this city. There will , however , bo
nothing showy about It. The bridal drosa
is" to bo , of whlto falllo silk ,
trimmed with rich lace. The bride will bo
attended by one of her sisters. Her dress ,
in the ayes of most people , will possibly bethought
thought to ba even moro elegant than that of
the brido's , for it will not bo so severely
plain. The wedding will take place at the
residence of ono of the brido's sisters. Ono
thousand Invitations will bo issued. Tlio
wedding and "nt homo" cards will bo of the
latest styles and of the finest workmanship.
Miss Williams now wears an elegant soil-
tairo diamond , u gem of the purest wnter ,
which seals the engagement. Immediately
after the reception tha happy couple will
leave on a wedding tour of several weeks ,
and will visit the brido's Massachusetts
homo and friends , nftor which.thoy will settle -
tlo down In Hastings and together commence
this now battle of lifo.
Tlio Women "Who Vote.
The convention of women hold yesterday
evening at the high Ruhool building , and of
which TUB UEI : has had something to nny ,
nominated n full nchool board ticket. There
was u good deal of politics In Its mnlio-up ,
too. After a careful canvas of the situation
they selected Henry K. Lewis , and secured
his endorsement by the democrats last night.
W. W , W. Jones , ono of tin ) candidates on
the republican ticket , w.is endorsed by the
convention. Then , upon the theory of equal
ruprcsunllon , they hoist the names of Mrs.
Ellen Holllns and MI-H. Surah C. Weeks and
propose to outer the fluid for the election of
the cntlru ticket , nnd It will not bo at all
surprising If they succeed. Quito n number
ot Lincoln's prominent citizens state that
they propo&o to support the women's ticket
and will do all In tholr power to Innuro Its
election. Our women are earnestly getting
Into politics in a small way.
City NOWH anil Notes.
It was rumored yesterday that there war a
caoo of smallpox at the corner of Fourteenth
and Vine streets , in the family of Mr. S. M.
Hcnodlct , but It turns out to bo a case of
variolold , the patieiit beldg Mrs. ICeelor , Mr.
Benedict's niece , who arrived here last
Thursday from a town In the wosturn part
of the stuto. Dr. Andrews nnd olhor phy
sicians who have been called , now agree ns
to the disease. It Is said , however , that
neighbors are firmly convinced that the case
is one of sluion pure small pox.
A great crowd of people grot-tod Minchart
again to-day at Hobanau'a hall. HU di -
course was /rco from allusions to the pa t
trial , and ho nuuiod down to u Rood , old
fashioned gospel sermon. HU audience was
appreciative , and ho held attention U > the
cloilng sentence.
Jlck Johnson , the head clerk at the Capi
tal hotel , start * forj Hot Spring * , Dak. , tomorrow -
morrow to recruit falling health. Ho will
JKJ uccompanlod by hla wifo.
Tim trains to-morrow will bear most , If
not all , of the members of the state assembly
to tholr homes. Wherever possible , they
wont to-day , and there is oven now but n
remnant of the members of the house nml
ficnnto In the city. It Is needles * to say that
they nro nil glad that the session has closed
and thnt homeward bound Is the word.
The spring term of the slnto university
commences to-morrow morning. Students
came In yesterday nnd to-day by the sct > ro.
The matriculation for the spring term. It U
said , will moro than reach the standard.
Lincoln Is rapidly becoming noted ns an edu
cational cantor.
8XAT13 AND TKUJUTOUY.
Nobrnakn Jottlnga.
An Odd follows ledge with about n dozen
members has been Instituted at 1'ltUto Cen
ter.
ter.Tho
The Dlxon County Agricultural society li
In the hole (1,000 , but It hopes to cxtrlcaU
Itself.
The po < tmnstorslilp nt Ulyaos hni been
mndo vacant by the death ot C. K Zimmer
man.
man.Dr.
Dr. Thomas S , Franklin , ono of tlu
pioneers of Goring , Is cloud. Ho leaves u
family of ton children ,
Every stallion in Nomnhn county Is ex
pected to bo present nt n horse show to bo
given at Auburn April 0.
Dr. nnd Mrs. S. A. lloncsteol , formerly o (
Columbus , nro now In Denver , onou trying
to Rccuro a dlvorco from the other.
The question ot erecting n now court house
wlllnotbo submitted to the voters ot Sow-
nrd county until the regular November elec
tion.
tion.The
The Hastings Jail contains a sick prisoner
by the mime of Jniuos Hoaurcgnrd , who
claims to bo n relative of the famous con-
fcdornto general.
White Caps have notified U. 0. Lottcltnr ,
proprietor of the "t-iinpernnco" billiard sa
loon at Ulysses , to Jump Iho country or take
the consequences.
The junior exhibition given nt the closing
ol the winter tnnn of Donno collcgd nt Crete
was ono of the most successful events in the
history of the Institution.
The patent chicken incubator of A. Sultz
baugh , of Auburn , exploded with disastrous
results the other day , blowing IDS unhatchcd
chickens Into eternity.
Hov. J. C. Freeman , who has boon pastor
ot the Catholic church nt Auburn for several
years , has boon transferred to Wymoro and
uroaohed his farewell sermon Sunday.
A Columbus lad accidentally allowed a
ham bono to slldo Dart way down his throat ,
nnd but for the prompt assistance ot a phy
sician the youth would have quickly passed
to the land where thu hog Is unknown.
Prairie fires have been doing oxtcnslvo
datnngo near 1'onca In the past fuw days and
several hundred tons of hay and miles ot
fences have boon destroyed. Among the
heaviest losers is Ed Arnold , the flro entirely
consuming 150 tons of hay in stack. A flro
sot by two small boys strayed Into Major
1'arter's timber and burned for two days ,
doing damage to the extent of $3,000.
I own.
A Grand Army post was mustered nt Den
mark last Friday.
A Davenport man owns 230,000 acres of
timber land In Arkansas.
Many Scott county people are emigrating
to Washington territory and Oregon ,
Burlington small fruit growers nro begin
ning to fear drouth although the prospects
were uovor so pood.
The unclaimed packaged of tha American
express company in the state will bo sold at
auction nt Sioux City on the IStH ,
While the dead wife of Dr. Llndon of Law-
lor was awaiting burial the windows of bis
house wore broken In by roughs who disap
proved of the doctor's temperance work.
The city authorities nt Grconc , having
given as their excuse for licensing billiard
nils , the fact that the needed the revenue
derived thorofroni , the ladies of thnt place
have pledged themselves to raise the amount
from this source nnd give It to the town.
The Merchants' National bank of Dos
Moincs , has raised the required sum of
money and opened its doors for the payment
in full of all dcnositors. It will thus go Into
liquidation and In a short time will ba opened
as the Hnwkoyo Savings bank.
Tlio Agasslz society of P'alrllcld Is doing a
great deal toward promoting n knowledge ot
the practical sciences in that placo. The
other evening eight ladies thereof engaged
In n wood sawing contest. Two of the girls
broke the saws they wcro using , tlirco of
them tore lovely new dresses oh , the
awfulostl undone knocked the skin off her
knuckle on the saw buck and fainted when
the blood ran. Tlireo of the sticks were
sawed off before the humane society Inter
fered.
Scott county onions are up nnd doing
nothing , says the Davenport Uazcttu. Hun
dreds of bushels are lying on tlio fluids Just
ns they were dug up and strung along last
fall. The cost of raising and digging them
was dear enough without tlio added expense
of hauling thorn to market nnd giving them
away. However , the average success of the
onion grower has been excellent , nnd though
the acreage will probably bo loss this year
than last , there will bo no lack of them next
fall.
Dakota. . ,
Sioux Falls Is still fighting over the court
house location.
Two briclt yards will bo opened up at Ccn-
torvillo this spring.
The B. & M. has resumed work on tha
the grade to the Black Hills and the contrac
tors are pushing matters ,
Fire has wipo'd out the Sioux Valley
house , an old landmark at Flandrau and tha
oldest .hotel m Moody county.
Religious excitement has driven Ernest
Solvcrt , of Custalla , crazy , and ho has boon
sent to tbo Insane atylnni.
Tlio Contorvlllc coal mining company now
has seven prospect holes completed and four
partly down , and nrrangoments will soon bo
made for sinking a shaft.
It is rumored that James W. Fowler , ol
Rapid Oily , Is a candidate for Unltod Suuca
district Judge , and Is to got a solid backing
from his local bar and the citizens for tha
position.
A Huron butcher named Hlnkorson Allod
up with oad whisky , pounded his wito in n
wretched niannor , was nrrostod , put in the
lock-up for the night , and paid a fine of Jin
for his capers.
The Fargo Brush and Incandescent electric
light and gas companies hnvo been consoli
dated , and a now company formed with a
capital stock of f'J > 0)00. ( ) It contemplates
making extensive Improvements , including
Moorhead in the circuit.
Kamsoy county commissioners refused to
bond the county under the seed lien uct
passed by the last legislature for the pnr-
posu of supplying needy farmers with seed
gruln , there being no occasion for such a
measure.
An old feud existing between Ed and
John Whlto , brother * , living at Watortown ,
wns settled by the former shooting the latter
and u companion named Donnelly. Neither
of the wounds are fatal and all three mon
liavo been urrestod.
Lawyer Livingston , the female legal light
of Deadwood , who Is conducting her own ,
bldu of atownsHo case , produced some ere
from ono of her claims. Lawyer Klngsloy
requested that ho bo allowed to hnvo It as-
sajod nt his own oxpenss , but slio refused ,
with the assertion that there wasn't an
honnst assnyar In the Black llflls.
Gatarriial Dangers.
To bo freed from the ilan ont of suffocation
wlillti lyfiiK down ; to breathu ft coir , sloop sound
ly iiinl iiiidlKturboil ; to rlno rufrualicu , hea
clo.ir. liruln active nnrl free from puln or achet
to know to know tlmt no poluonoui putrid matter -
tor dullloH UKI breath and roU uwuy the dullouta
machinery of mnull , tuutounil Iioiirluc ! to fuel
thnt the ytem does not , through ftu veins and
artorles , imclc up the polxoii that In uro to un-
( lormlni ) and deutroy. In luileml a hltaumu bu-
yond nil otliurnumau enjoyment * . To mirclmsa
Immunity from Hiir.lt a rule should bo the object
ot nil mulcted. Hut thosn who huvo trlod many
remedies and nuptlclHiiH despair of relief or euro.
HANI-IHIII'H It.tim'Ai , CUIIK meals overjr phaaa
of Catiirrh. from u slmploheail cold to the most
loathHOiue and ilcntructlvu stage * . 1C I * local
anil constitutional Jnatant Jn relfevliig. per-
iimiiinit in curtiiK , > s fe economical and uovor.
"HAWKOHD.S HADIOAF. Cunr. consist * o ( ouebot.
tleut 1UIJIOAI. CUIIK , ono box of a TAilllHAr.
80I.VKNT , tttld Pno Illl'HOVKI * 1N4IAI.KII , all
wrapped ( none package with treatse an rt alreo-
tlouH , and Hold by all uriiKKlitu fort II JO.
HOW MY SIDE ACHES I
Aching Sides and Hack. Hip , Kldn /
and Uterine 1'ulnu , Jlhoumatlc , Bclatlf ,
\Koiuultlo. ; fihnrp and BhootliiK 1'ulun ,
. laillil.lKVr.ll INONK MIBBTKby tllO CUTl-
CUiiA ANTI-I'AIN IMHTHII. The Ur t and only
paln-kllllnjj plastor. A perfect. la ta taiieouu {
iieviir-fiitlinKantlfloto to pain , Inflammation * ml
\veaknesn. tiMpeclnllr anupted lo where femuU
pains end wettkiie aoa. Atalldruia'lita. > c > itb ;
orof fOTTKIl DllUU ANU ClIKMICAb COHl'OHAli
TJON Ho tea , ;